Betram Sacks

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Bertram Sacks visited Iraq nine times starting in 1996, delivering medicines banned under sanctions overseen by Britain and the United States. On October 10th 2006, a Seattle US appeals court upheld the thirteen thousand dollar fine levied against him by the US government for delivering medicines to Iraq while it was under a US-led embargo.

[edit] Quotes

"There is some part of me that has fear; that I can find myself in this situation by continuing to challenge my government. I can get thrown in jail for 12 years. There's another part of me that feels very good, that I'm finally walking a certain walk."

[edit] External links

• Bertram Sacks v. United States Treasury